The Liberia National Lotteries Incorporated which was established by an Act of the National Legislature in 1982 with the sole purpose of financing welfare institutions, especially the disabled and old-folks homes and create jobs for those who are incapacity is said to be falling apart followed the resignation of its Managing Director.
According to report, Mr. Fassue Kelleh has taken his exist from the agency following countless efforts for its revival failed – the inability for the Liberian Government to play its part as a result of previous administrations miss-application of trusted funds from the agency’s coffer.
Mr. Fassue Kelleh former Managing Director of the National Port Authority (NPA) was last year appointed as Managing Director of the Liberian National lotteries by the Liberian leader, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf due to his high profile administrative skills, a position he accepted to return home from the United States of America where according to report he secured a job as a banker.
According to sources, Mr. Fassue left the agency due to what he called the lack of support from the Liberian Government to up keep the institution in good shape and settle delinquents who have played this game over the years.
Recently an employee, Jallah Mendscoe, Marketing Manager of the Liberia National Lotteries in a recent news conference accused his former boss (Fassue Kelleh) of impropriety and miss-management of the agency’s funds, Mr. Mendscole also blamed Mr. Kelleh of draining down financially the Liberia National Lotteries.
This allegation leveled against the former Managing Director of the agency by Mendscole seems not to go down too well with some employees of the agency who described the allegation as” mare fallacy and deformation of Mr. Kelleh’s well earned reputation built over the years.
Also reacting to the allegation, sources closed to the Vice President of Liberia, who is also Chief Patron of the agency, said the allegation leveled against Mr. Kelleh by Mendscole and others has no iota of truth, and lack basic facts to spoil the good character of Mr. Kelleh, who the source described him as a fine gentleman who also mean serious business to sever his country.
“The resignation of Fassue should not be considered as been corrupt, but rather due to the lack of the needy support from the government to uphold the agency’s responsibility to those clients whose payments seems to come forth,” the sources at the Vice President’s office told our reporter.
According to an investigation been conducted by reporters, prior to the departure of Mr. Kelleh from the Liberia National Lotteries as Managing Director, a “Proposed Recovery Project & Action Plan and Prospect for Survival & Growth” of the agency was submitted last July to the Liberian leader, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, stressing, “that the Liberian National Lotteries’ current debts and payable due the various banking institutions, operations cost, winners unpaid awards and balances astronomically shamefully and unbelievably now stand at L$40,663,916.57, or over US$790,000.00.”
Stating further in the report, Mr. Fassue said, “the Liberia National Lotteries sales has immeasurably decreased over the years. In 2004 for instance, each of the bi-weekly draw stood at over LD$200,000.00 – average. Sales have started dipping in 2004 when each draw barely reached LD$170,000.00 and players declined to below 12,000 customers only per draw”.
In the same token, the former Managing Director in a drive to revamp the agency last December (2006) in a communication to the Director General of the National Social Security & Welfare Corporation, Mr. Francis Carbah, said, “the Liberia National Lotteries Incorporated currently stands in dire financially loan to enable management revamp the operations by first paying off liabilities to its customers of over $100,000.00 or L$5.6 million’.
With all of these strives by the former Managing Director of the agency to improve the Lotteries of the nation, several individuals who spoke to this writer have taken exception to Mr. Mendscole’s allegation against the man he said is a credible Liberian.
Investigation continues.
According to report, Mr. Fassue Kelleh has taken his exist from the agency following countless efforts for its revival failed – the inability for the Liberian Government to play its part as a result of previous administrations miss-application of trusted funds from the agency’s coffer.
Mr. Fassue Kelleh former Managing Director of the National Port Authority (NPA) was last year appointed as Managing Director of the Liberian National lotteries by the Liberian leader, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf due to his high profile administrative skills, a position he accepted to return home from the United States of America where according to report he secured a job as a banker.
According to sources, Mr. Fassue left the agency due to what he called the lack of support from the Liberian Government to up keep the institution in good shape and settle delinquents who have played this game over the years.
Recently an employee, Jallah Mendscoe, Marketing Manager of the Liberia National Lotteries in a recent news conference accused his former boss (Fassue Kelleh) of impropriety and miss-management of the agency’s funds, Mr. Mendscole also blamed Mr. Kelleh of draining down financially the Liberia National Lotteries.
This allegation leveled against the former Managing Director of the agency by Mendscole seems not to go down too well with some employees of the agency who described the allegation as” mare fallacy and deformation of Mr. Kelleh’s well earned reputation built over the years.
Also reacting to the allegation, sources closed to the Vice President of Liberia, who is also Chief Patron of the agency, said the allegation leveled against Mr. Kelleh by Mendscole and others has no iota of truth, and lack basic facts to spoil the good character of Mr. Kelleh, who the source described him as a fine gentleman who also mean serious business to sever his country.
“The resignation of Fassue should not be considered as been corrupt, but rather due to the lack of the needy support from the government to uphold the agency’s responsibility to those clients whose payments seems to come forth,” the sources at the Vice President’s office told our reporter.
According to an investigation been conducted by reporters, prior to the departure of Mr. Kelleh from the Liberia National Lotteries as Managing Director, a “Proposed Recovery Project & Action Plan and Prospect for Survival & Growth” of the agency was submitted last July to the Liberian leader, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, stressing, “that the Liberian National Lotteries’ current debts and payable due the various banking institutions, operations cost, winners unpaid awards and balances astronomically shamefully and unbelievably now stand at L$40,663,916.57, or over US$790,000.00.”
Stating further in the report, Mr. Fassue said, “the Liberia National Lotteries sales has immeasurably decreased over the years. In 2004 for instance, each of the bi-weekly draw stood at over LD$200,000.00 – average. Sales have started dipping in 2004 when each draw barely reached LD$170,000.00 and players declined to below 12,000 customers only per draw”.
In the same token, the former Managing Director in a drive to revamp the agency last December (2006) in a communication to the Director General of the National Social Security & Welfare Corporation, Mr. Francis Carbah, said, “the Liberia National Lotteries Incorporated currently stands in dire financially loan to enable management revamp the operations by first paying off liabilities to its customers of over $100,000.00 or L$5.6 million’.
With all of these strives by the former Managing Director of the agency to improve the Lotteries of the nation, several individuals who spoke to this writer have taken exception to Mr. Mendscole’s allegation against the man he said is a credible Liberian.
Investigation continues.
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